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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Genetically_modified_potatoGenetically modified potato - Wikipedia

    v. t. e. A genetically modified potato is a potato that has had its genes modified, using genetic engineering. Goals of modification include introducing pest resistance, tweaking the amounts of certain chemicals produced by the plant, and to prevent browning or bruising of the tubers. Varieties modified to produce large amounts of starches may ...

  2. geneticliteracyproject.org › 2020/05/26 › biotechBiotech potatoes: A case study of how genetic engineering can ...

    May 26, 2020 · The 100-plus wild species relatives of potato provide a virtually endless source of traits that can be incorporated into elite varieties relatively easily and quickly. Read the original post X ...

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  4. www.bbc.com › news › science-environment-26189722Genetically modified potatoes 'resist late blight' - BBC News

    Feb 17, 2014 · Environment correspondent, BBC News. British scientists have developed genetically modified potatoes that are resistant to the vegetable's biggest threat - blight. A three-year trial has shown ...

  5. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › first-gmo-8000The First GMO Is 8,000 Years Old | Smithsonian

    May 7, 2015 · In fact, reports NPR’s Michaeleen Doucleff, soil bacteria created the first genetically modified crop 8,000 years ago. Doucleff writes that scientist from Peru’s International Potato Center, a ...

  6. www.wired.com › story › uk-gmo-cropsThe UK’s big GMO food plan might not be that big | WIRED

    Jun 14, 2021 · In the 1960s, plant scientists in the US bred a new potato variety that was ideal for making into crisps, but also contained dangerously high levels of natural toxins. The potato had to be ...

  7. geneticliteracyproject.org › 2019/12/05 › blightBlight-resistant GMO potatoes show promise in field trials

    Dec 5, 2019 · The field trials follow successful lab experiments to modify Maris Piper potatoes with late blight resistance genes from wild relatives of potato called Solanum americanum and Solanum venturii. To ...

  8. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesGenetically modified (GM) late blight-resistant potato and ...

    Oct 20, 2022 · Plant Material. The transgenic potatoes used in the experiment were obtained from the cultivar King Edward, the most common cultivar in Sweden. 38 King Edward plants stacked with three R-genes (RB and Rpi-blb2 from Solanum bulbocastanum, and Rpi-vnt1.1 from Solanum venturi) were produced using Agrobacterium tumefaciens following published procedures. 39 Three transformed lines were selected ...